City: Indio, CA
Address: 43570 Phyllis Jackson Lane
District: Desert Sands Unified
School Enrollment: 1839
White students: 72.1%
Black students: 1.1%
Hispanic students: 21.8%
Asian students: 3.7%
Native American students: 0.8%
Filipino students: 0.4%
Pacific Islander students: 0.1%
Multi-racial/other students: 0.0%
White students: 1326
Black students: 21
Native American students: 14
Filipino students: 8
Hispanic students: 401
Pacific Islander students: 1
Multi-racial/other students: 0
Dropout rate: 1.1%
Grade 9 students meeting California Fitness Test standards: 38.9%
AP percentage of students tested: 97%
AP base score: 696
AP statewide rank: 8
AP similar schools rank: 4
Total number of teachers: 76
Teachers with full credentials: 68
Teachers with emergency credentials: 9
Councelors: 4
API fine and performing arts courses: 1
API fine and performing arts enrollment: 23
API English courses: 2
API English enrollment: 91
API foreign language courses: 2
API foreign language enrollment: 39
API math courses: 1
API math enrollment: 37
API science courses: 1
API science enrollment: 15
API social science courses: 3
API social science enrollment: 166
Kindergarten enrollment : 0
1st grade enrollment : 0
2nd grade enrollment : 0
3rd grade enrollment : 0
4th grade enrollment : 0
5th grade enrollment : 0
6th grade enrollment : 0
7th grade enrollment : 0
8th grade enrollment : 0
9th grade enrollment : 491
10th grade enrollment : 500
11th grade enrollment : 445
12th grade enrollment : 381
Ungraded elementary enrollment : 0
Ungraded secondary enrollment : 22
Statistics about Palm Desert High in Indio, CA
Grade 12 enrollment: 381
Percentage of grade 12 enrollment taking the SAT: 51.18%
Average verbal SAT score: 499
Average math SAT score: 526
Beginning teacher salary: $34685
Mid-range teacher salary: $56185
Highest teacher salary: $68915
Average principal salary (elementary): $95709
Average principal salary (middle): $101844
Average principal salary (secondary): $105633
Superintendent salary: $130000
Percentage of budget for teachers' salaries: 45.29%
Percentage of budget for administrative payrolls: 4.53%
Dollars spent per student: $6013